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I believe in the sun even when it is not shining, in love even when I am alone, and in God even when He is silent. -words found scratched on a wall in Germany in 1945, written by someone hiding from Nazi concentration camps

One of last weekend’s projects: paint and redecorate the basement hallway. Here’s what it looked like once I got it cleared and taped and ready to paint. This is the most recent picture I could find of what it looked like before the redo. Bland white walls, very marked up and badly in need of [...]

Tune in to AFA today – Monday, September 17 – at 6:30 p.m. (CT) for the 2008 Values Voter Presidential Debate. The debate will be moderated by Joseph Farah who is the founder of the website WorldNetDaily. According to AFA, this debate will be different because “the candidates will be asked questions related to abortion, [...]

Intent on the goal… Love the facial expression! Oops…looks like Joey is taking out the competition…literally. FINAL SCORE: 3-1 (with Joey scoring two of the goals for his team…way to go, Bro!)

All State Legislators will be up for reelection in 2008. After years of defeating casino-related bills in session, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 66 during the 2007 Legislative session. Praise the Lord that we were able to defeat the gambling propositions here in Sedgwick County! We can continue to take a stand on this issue [...]

After another 2,000+ miles of traveling I am overjoyed to be home for a while! My friend Alisa and I left last Sunday for Wisconsin, stopping over in St. Louis and Milwaukee along the way to visit and stay with friends. We arrived at Camp Nicolet Tuesday afternoon where we enjoyed a refreshing week of [...]